English word negotiate comes from Latin otium, Latin nec, and later Latin negotior (I act as banker.. I do business.. I trade, traffic.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| otium | Latin (lat) | Peace, quiet. Time avoiding activity: idleness, inactivity. Time free from activity: leisure. |
| nec | Latin (lat) | And not. Nor. Not either. Not even And not, not. Neither. Nor. Not even. |
| negotium | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) difficulty, pains, trouble, labor. (figuratively) matter, thing (= πρᾶγμα). Business, employment, occupation, affair. |
| negotior | Latin (lat) | I act as banker.. I do business.. I trade, traffic. |
| negotiatus | Latin (lat) | |
| negotiate | English (en) | (intransitive) To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.. (obsolete) To intrigue; to scheme.. (obsolete) To transact business; to carry on trade.. (transitive) To arrange or settle something by mutual agreement.. (transitive) To succeed in coping with, or getting over something. |